Male students are lagging behind their female counterparts: of 6000 students starting studies at the University of Oslo last year, male students attained an average of 34 credits, as opposed to 39 credits for the femalae students. Some of this imbalance is due to the fact that men dominate at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, where many students fail or drop out in their first year. Only 18 of the 127 predominantly male first–year students studying IT took all the exams they were scheduled to.

A Grade Insufficient

The Institute of Psychology at the University of Oslo recently rejected student Eldri Kjørren because her grades were too low. Following an appeal, she was awarded top grades. The Institute, however, upholds its rejection, arguing that it cannot take into account grades that have been reviewed, as the reviewing process at the various educational institutions varies, and it wishes to treat applicants from different institutions equally. Hane Krogh, Section Head at the University of Oslo’s Academic Administration is of the view that, providing the student is not to blame for the delays, new information made available prior to the supplementary admission procedure should be included in the admission process. This is the case at other universities in Norway.